Shark bites Odessan boy on Galveston beach
A 13 year old Odessa boy was bitten on the back of the foot by a 4 to 5 foot shark while wading with his brother near the 37th Street jetty in waist deep Gulf waters. He was bandaged and transported to UTMB Galveston for stitches.
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Kara Harrison
Houston Chronicle
Harrison
University of Texas Medical Branch
First 5 coordinator awarded by Martin Castaneda recognized
Martin Castaneda, fatherhood coordinator with ATPB's First 5 Permian Basin, won the Texas Outstanding Direct Service Award in Houston last week. Nominated by Beth Meyerson, the award honors direct quality service to children and families. Castaneda has been aiding teen dads at Ector County ISD and Richard Milburn Academy since last year.
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ATPB
Permian Basin
Texas
Houston
Castaneda
Ector County Isd
Richard Milburn Academy
Beth Meyerson
Martin
Carbery sentenced to 20 years in murder case
Bryan Bernard Carbery pleaded guilty to murder in the February 2, 2013, shooting death of Randy Ray Brooks Jr. in Odessa. He spoke only to District Judge Stacy Trotter as deputies responded to the Kentucky Avenue scene where Brooks, a 37 year old Navy veteran, died from a head wound.
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Randy Ray Brooks Jr
Bryan Bernard Carbery
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Stacy Trotter
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Ector County
Kentucky Ave
Medical Center Hospital
Vickie Renee Simpson
Officer of the Month featuring Cpl Troglin in Troy
Cpl Troglin earns officer of the month for high level felony arrests and proactive policing in Troy as Lt Matt Davidson highlights the achievement.
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Matt Davidson
Troy
Odessa patrolman Troglin named October Officer of the Month
At 51, Cpl. Mike Troglin is praised as a top Odessa Police Department officer. He rose from a defunct college academy, earned the honor after ranking second in felony arrests in 2014, and is lauded for catching wanted felons as a proactive, reliable public servant.
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Mike Troglin
Tinyurl.com
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Police Department
Troglin
Gary Potter
Affidavit links shooting to repossession dispute
Odessa police say 24 year old Brandon Lee Russell died from several gunshot wounds after a dispute during an attempted repossession of his Chevrolet Malibu at Acacia Apartments. Khalifah Ibn Muhammad, 29, was arrested on murder charges after allegedly calling emergency services to complain about the repossession. The affidavit identifies the location and sequence of events leading to the shooting.
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Brandon Lee Russell
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Khalifah Ibn Muhammad
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Muhammad
Acacia Apartments
Oakwood Drive
Former Permian Basin weatherman dies
J Gordon Lunn a longtime Permian Basin weather forecaster for KOSA in the late 1970s and early 1980s died Sunday in a Houston hospital after heart surgery. Statements from CBS7 KOSA and ABC2 KMID confirm his career spanning magnet board maps to the digital era. See LUNN Page 6A.
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Houston
CBS7
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Abc2-Kmid
Lunn
Odessa American
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